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it's a first, bae says: dual dry docking of aegis guided missile destroyers other notables [Virginian - Pilot]
(Virginian - Pilot Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Two Navy destroyers - the Mason and the Bulkeley - are sitting back to back, in the same dry dock, at BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair.
It took 19 hours and 160 BAE shipyard employees to make it happen - the first dual dry docking of two Aegis guided missile destroyers, according to BAE.
The Titan dry dock into which the vessels were placed is the largest floating dry dock on the East Coast - 950 feet long and 160 feet wide, with a lift capacity of 52,000 tons. Each of the destroyers weighs about 9,200 tons.
The ships will be in the dry dock, undergoing routine repairs and modification work, until the end of April, BAE spokesman Neil Franz wrote in an email.
- Robert McCabebusiness booster
startup competition in norfolk to have an encore
Start Norfolk worked so well it's starting up again.
More than 130 people attended Start Norfolk, a weekend competition designed to help generate startup companies and products, in November.
Start Norfolk 2.0 will be held April 27 to 29 at the Ted Constant Convocation Center at Old Dominion University.
During the competition, budding entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas. Each participant selected for the final round will assemble a team from a group of volunteer mentors to develop the proposal. The winning concept will be chosen on the last day.
To register and for more information, go to startnorfolk.com or call 226-8452.
- Philip Walzer
Tech Nite
nominations sought for technology awards
Technology Hampton Roads is seeking nominations for awards for high-tech entrepreneur, high-tech emerging company, high-tech leadership and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) educator.
To submit a nomination, go to www.formstack.com/forms/?880283- JGyikGtOUf.
The awards will be presented at the organization's Tech Nite 2012 on May 3 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
- Philip Walzer
United Way
websites offer info on charities, volunteering
United Way of South Hampton Roads last week launched two websites to connect agencies with the community.
Gift-Link.org provides a list of local charities along with a list of items each needs, such as furniture or cleaning products.
ServeSHR.org shows the types of volunteers, such as board members or tutors, that each nonprofit organization is seeking. Potential volunteers must register and complete a profile on the website, which details their interests and availability.
For more information, email shiggs@unitedwayshr.org or call 853- 8500, ext. 125.
- Philip Walzer
Colonial Williamsburg
presidents of civic groups eligible for free ticket
Colonial Williamsburg is offering a freebie to presidents on Presidents Day weekend.
Current and former presidents of civic groups and organizations can receive a free single-day ticket from Feb. 18 to 20, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation announced Wednesday. They have to show proof of their presidency, such as a letter, a card or a website on a smartphone.
- Philip Walzer
The Dirty Buffalo
norfolk restaurant to specialize in chicken wings
Didn't get your fill of chicken wings during the Super Bowl? Soon there'll be a new restaurant in Norfolk to indulge your habit.
The Dirty Buffalo will open in March at 42nd Street and Colley Avenue, its Facebook page says. It will replace the Peppermill Diner & Bar, which closed late last year.
The restaurant will provide "authentic Buffalo-style chicken wings" with seven choices of sauce, including sweet-and-spicy barbecue and "stupid hot."
The Dirty Buffalo's Facebook page indicates a casual menu, including barbecue, burgers and vegetarian fare, with nothing above $10.
- Philip Walzer
Enviva LP
owner of chesapeake site to supply pellets for e.on
Bethesda, Md.-based Enviva LP will supply E.ON, one of the world's largest investor-owned utilities, with 240,000 metric tons per year of wood pellets, according to a multiple-year agreement announced last week.
Enviva, which bought the former Giant Cement Co. port terminal on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River early last year, has been supplying wood chips and wood pellets to customers in the United States and Europe since 2007. E.ON is based in Dusseldorf, Germany.
About 500,000 tons of wood pellets are projected to be shipped out of the Chesapeake facility this year, said Elizabeth Woodworth, a spokeswoman. That amount is expected to triple by the second half of 2013, she said.
In November, Enviva opened up a new pellet plant in Ahoskie, N.C. Two additional plants are in the planning stages - one in Courtland and another in Northampton County, N.C.
As production at its plants grows, Enviva expects to have ships moving through the port terminal every week and a half in a year's time.
- Robert McCabe
NTelos Wireless
telecom adds cell site; will benefit norfolk areas
NTelos Wireless, the regional mobile telecommunications provider, announced that it activated another new cell site last month in Norfolk.
The new site joined the network Jan. 26 and will enhance coverage in the Talbot Park and Wards Corner neighborhoods and surrounding areas, including Granby High School and the Norfolk Fire-Rescue operations.
NTelos customers will experience improved service and faster transmission speeds, the company said.
NTelos is based in Waynesboro.
- Carolyn Shapirocontracts
ADS: The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Virginia Beach- based ADS Tactical Inc. a second option year on a contract to support special operations. The contract, announced in January 2009, had a two-year base period and three one-year options. The contract is now worth as much as $4.3 billion. The company already has been awarded $1.4 billion through the contract, according to the agency.
KITCHEN: Kitchen Corps Inc. of Chesapeake won a contract from the R.G. Electric Co. to provide Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with a temporary kitchen that can handle 9,000 meals per day. Renovations to the hospital's main kitchen by R.G. Electric began in January and will continue through March. The temporary trailer unit is equipped with a full line of commercial cooking equipment and walk-in refrigeration space.
honors + awards
GAS: Columbia Gas of Virginia has received the 2011 Outstanding Achievement in Marketing Communications Award from the Association of Energy Services Professionals for its energy-efficiency and conservation program, WarmWise. The award was given for Columbia Gas' efforts to raise awareness and encourage customers to take part in the WarmWise program.
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